Tympanic thermometry in Nigerian children

Akinyinka, O. O.; Omokhodion, Samuel; Olawuyi, J. F.; Olumese, P.E.; Brown, Biobele J.

doi:10.1080/02724930120058269

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“…This may offer an advantage in the sense that most Physicians in our environment are more conversant with fever cut-off for oral, axillary and rectal temperature readings and so can interpret readings better. Some studies [7,9,12,13] have questioned the accuracy of the tympanic thermometry, while others [2-5,14-17] supported its use. Despite this inconsistency, the infrared tympanic thermometry can be seen in some clinics in Nigeria.…”

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Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

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Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

2011

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“…But compared to the FST, the IRTT is more consistent with rectal temperature and is more convincing [3,8,13]. Using the aural temperature is less traumatic and allows a faster triage [14], but it has been debated for the low accuracy and reproducibility compared with other measurements [1,[14][15][16][17][18]. Over the past years, however, the IRTT have been developed and updated, and some older versions have been obsolete.…”

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Diagnostic test accuracy of new generation tympanic thermometry in children under different cutoffs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Zhang

2020

BMC Pediatr

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Background: The infrared tympanic thermometer (IRTT) is a popular method for temperature screening in children, but it has been debated for the low accuracy and reproducibility compared with other measurements. This study was aimed to identify and quantify studies reporting the diagnostic accuracy of the new generation IRTT in children and to compare the sensitivity and specificity of IRTT under different cutoffs and give the optimal cutoff. Methods: Articles were derived from a systematic search in PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and Embase, and were assessed for internal validity by the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 (QUADAS-2). The figure of risk of bias was created by Review Manager 5.3 and data were synthesized by MetaDisc 1.4. Results: Twelve diagnostic studies, involving 4639 pediatric patients, were included. The cutoffs varied from 37.0°C to 38.0°C among these studies. The cutoff 37.8°C was with the highest sROC AUC (0.97) and Youden Index (0.83) and was deemed to be the optimal cutoff. Conclusion: The optimal cutoff for infrared tympanic thermometers is 37.8°C. New Generation Tympanic Thermometry is with high diagnostic accuracy in pediatric patients and can be an alternative for fever screening in children.

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“…But compared to the FST, the IRTT is more consistent with rectal temperature and is more convincing [3,8,13]. Using the aural temperature is less traumatic and allows a faster triage [14] but it has been debated for the low accuracy and reproducibility compared with other measurements [1,[14][15][16][17][18]. Over the past years, however, the IRTT have been developed and updated, and some older versions have been obsolete.…”

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confidence: 99%

Diagnostic Test Accuracy of New Generation Tympanic Thermometry in Children under Different Cutoffs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Shi

Zhang

2020

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Purposes: To identify and quantify studies reporting the diagnostic accuracy of the new generation of infrared tympanic thermometer (IRTT) in children and to compare the sensitivity and specificity of IRTT under different cutoffs and give the optimal cutoff. Methods: Articles were derived from a systematic search in PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and Embase, and were assessed for internal validity by the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2　（QUADAS-Ⅱ）. The figure of risk of bias was created by Review Manager 5.3 and data were synthesized by MetaDisc 1.4. Results: Nineteen diagnostic studies, involving 4,639 pediatric patients, were included. The cut-offs varied from 37.0℃ to 38.0℃ among these studies. The cut-off 37.8℃ was with the highest sROC AUC (0.97) and Youden Index (0.83) and was deemed to be the optimal cutoff. Conclusion: The optimal cutoff for infrared tympanic thermometers is 37.8℃. New Generation Tympanic Thermometry is with high diagnostic accuracy in pediatric patients and can be an alternative for fever screening in children.

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Tympanic thermometry in Nigerian children

Cited by 12 publications

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Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

Diagnostic test accuracy of new generation tympanic thermometry in children under different cutoffs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diagnostic Test Accuracy of New Generation Tympanic Thermometry in Children under Different Cutoffs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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